Officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Picardy Drive about 9:50 a.m. on a report of a disturbance. When they arrived, they learned that Jeffrey Gregg, 34, hit the victim with a chair and began to strangle him, police said.

The victim was taken to a hospital for a complaint of pain, authorities said. Gregg was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon with force likely to produce great bodily injury, police said.